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Minutes from the 24th meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Manaus, Brazil, from June 12-15, 2007. The meeting focused on scientific program updates, financial budgeting, strategic planning, and governance reforms.

This policy brief evaluates the quality of 13 Concerted Regional Development Plans (PDRC) in Peru, focusing on how they incorporate climate variables based on their Regional Climate Change Strategies (ERCC). The analysis finds that none of the plans reached half of the ideal quality score, with significant failures in integrating mitigation strategies, managing uncertainty, and aligning with legal requirements for climate integration.

This document is an appendix listing the federal and state legislation consulted for a report on forest restoration in the Amazon. It provides a comprehensive bibliography of laws, decrees, and resolutions from the Brazilian federal government and the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, and Roraima, focusing on environmental protection, climate change, and land regularization.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) and Amazônia 2030 analyzes the potential for carbon capture through forest restoration in the Brazilian Amazon. It proposes the Reversing Deforestation Mechanism (RDM), a jurisdictional payment system for net carbon removals, as a way to generate significant economic revenue and help Brazil meet its climate goals (NDC). The report argues that combining the RDM with other financial mechanisms like JREDD+ and the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) can create a comprehensive financial architecture to protect standing forests and restore degraded lands.

This report by Climate Policy Initiative and Amazônia 2030 analyzes the role of state public policies in promoting forest restoration in the Brazilian Amazon. It examines the regulatory frameworks of seven states, identifying that while state policies significantly drive mandatory restoration through the Forest Code, there are substantial gaps in incentives for voluntary restoration, integration with carbon markets, and the promotion of native species silviculture.

This report by Climate Policy Initiative/PUC-RIO and Amazon 2030 analyzes the potential for carbon sequestration through forest restoration in the Brazilian Amazon. It proposes the Reversing Deforestation Mechanism (RDM), a jurisdictional results-based payment system, as a way to mobilize significant investment and align land use with climate goals. The report compares the RDM with other financial mechanisms like JREDD+ and the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), arguing that a complementary approach to conservation, avoided deforestation, and restoration is essential for Brazil to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

This research paper by the Green Economy Coalition argues that the Amazon is a critical global life support system facing a systemic tipping point of collapse due to deforestation. It proposes transitioning from a 'deforestation economy' to an 'inclusive bioeconomy' by scaling up people-centred activities that make forests more valuable standing than cut, using the success of the Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (FAS) as a model and proposing the creation of an Amazon Green Economy Hub.

This fact sheet describes a study titled "Recuperação Verde na Amazônia: o capital natural no centro das decisões políticas e econômicas no contexto da COVID-19," which evaluates the impact of economic stimulus measures on natural capital in the Brazilian Legal Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, part of a global initiative including France, India, and Uganda, finds that the vast majority of pandemic-related economic measures in Brazil failed to prioritize natural capital, with 87.2% of analyzed measures having a high negative impact.

This policy brief analyzes the Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) policies of the Sao Paulo State Government in Brazil, detailing the institutional, legal, and procedural frameworks used to integrate socio-environmental criteria into the purchase of goods, services, and construction works.